Ebay’s holiday season commercial for 2016 uses a cover version of the 1966 song Happiness Is by bandleader and composer Ray Conniff.

Featuring the lyrics ‘Happiness is, different things to different people. That’s what happiness is’, the song was written by the team of Paul Evans and Paul Parnes.

In fact it may even be Paul Evans own version of the tune from his Happy Go Lucky Me – The Paul Evans Songbook album that we hear in the ad, though due to the fact it’s a tough recording to get hold of, we cannot confirm that.

Telling viewers that “The gift they’re waiting for, is waiting on eBay”, this New, unique, and everything in between. Find it. Add it. video was posted online in early November and is expected to air on TV over the coming holiday season.